Magha Surname
Approximately 7,747 people bear this surname
Magha Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mauritania | 5,567 | 1:736 | 98 |
| Cameroon | 988 | 1:21,021 | 2,858 |
| Morocco | 511 | 1:67,468 | 11,380 |
| India | 391 | 1:1,961,804 | 67,718 |
| Pakistan | 149 | 1:1,198,952 | 14,366 |
| Tanzania | 111 | 1:476,951 | 32,497 |
| Egypt | 4 | 1:22,983,938 | 62,368 |
| Algeria | 3 | 1:12,877,184 | 84,902 |
| Belgium | 3 | 1:3,832,215 | 117,288 |
| Afghanistan | 3 | 1:10,717,728 | 35,605 |
| Ivory Coast | 2 | 1:11,535,616 | 61,806 |
| Taiwan | 2 | 1:11,722,373 | 63,559 |
| Niger | 2 | 1:9,596,008 | 86,358 |
| Brazil | 2 | 1:107,037,166 | 1,031,150 |
| Mauritius | 1 | 1:1,293,417 | 16,552 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Iraq | 1 | 1:35,021,654 | 31,813 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| Indonesia | 1 | 1:132,249,194 | 811,426 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Burkina Faso | 1 | 1:18,352,100 | 30,051 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Magha (4,535) may also be a first name.
Magha Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Magha Come From? nationality or country of origin
Magha (Bengali: মাঘা, Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻣﺎﻕ, Hindi: मघा, Marathi: मघा, Oriya: ମଘା) occurs most in Mauritania. It may be found as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Magha? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 64,575th most commonly used family name throughout the world, held by around 1 in 940,693 people. The last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 93 percent of Magha live; 72 percent live in West Africa and 72 percent live in Senegambia Africa. Magha is also the 102,115th most numerous forename worldwide It is held by 4,535 people.
The last name is most common in Mauritania, where it is borne by 5,567 people, or 1 in 736. In Mauritania Magha is mostly concentrated in: Nouakchott-Sud Region, where 14 percent reside, Hodh El Gharbi Region, where 11 percent reside and Gorgol Region, where 11 percent reside. Without taking into account Mauritania this surname exists in 22 countries. It is also found in Cameroon, where 13 percent reside and Morocco, where 7 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
Magha Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Magha in the Bengali language | ||
| মাঘা | magha | - |
| Magha in the Hindi language | ||
| मघा | magha | 90.75 |
| माघा | magha | 8.15 |
| माधा | madha | 0.44 |
| मेघा | megha | 0.33 |
| म़घा | magha | 0.22 |
| माघ़्ा | maghaa | 0.11 |
| Magha in the Marathi language | ||
| मघा | magha | 64.22 |
| मेघा | megha | 17.89 |
| माघा | magha | 13.76 |
| माढा | madha | 0.92 |
| मंघा | mangha | 0.92 |
| मह | maha | 0.92 |
| वाघ | vagha | 0.46 |
| Magha in the Oriya language | ||
| ମଘା | magha | 49.22 |
| ମାଘ | magha | 39.38 |
| ମାଘା | magha | 8.81 |
| ମଘ | magha | 1.04 |
| ବାଗ | baga | 0.52 |
| େମଘା | emagha | 0.52 |
| Magha in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﻣﺎﻕ | maq | 41.71 |
| ﻣﺎﻗﻪ | maqh | 18.53 |
| ﻣﺎﻍ | magh | 14.45 |
| ﻣﺎﻏﻪ | maghh | 9.92 |
| ﻣﺎﻗﺎ | maqa | 7.16 |
| ﻣﺎﻏﺎ | magha | 6.97 |
| ﻣﺎﻏﺔ | maght | 0.25 |
| ﻣﻐﺎ | mgha | 0.06 |
| ﻣﺎﺥ | makh | 0.06 |
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Footnotes
- Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
- Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
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